Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-08-11
Chaage cars for Colby.
A singing school is on foot.
Hawkeye or Bust the 18th!

| dAWkeye or Bus1 the 18th!
Colby is to have shooting club.
Chas. NJ. Hovey is among Us again.
Watermelons VS.. Blackberry Brandy!
The laying of track to Colby is begun
Manchester. Kas., has big picnic Aug
oath.
Prepare to go to lot sale at Manchestel
Aug oath.
In two months you can come to Colby
all the way by rail-
Rulcy Walters has returned from Lis
trip to eastern Iowa.
Choice flour at S. c. Britton s. Co.'S
very low-all over the sidewalk.
J. W. Gilmore now has the monopoly
on ice All others have run out.
Gem Town Site Company is ready to
make good warranty deeds now.
Crops are better in Western Kansas
than in eastern and middle Kansas.
Mr.. Thistlewait and daughter, of Cope
land, were in the city Saturday last.
William Walters. formerly of Stan
wood, Ia. is visiting his uncle, of this
city.
J. B. McGOnigal has sold his lumber
yard at Cheyenne Wells to the Chicago
Lumber Co.
Three of the walls of the mammoth
new brick in course of construction were
demolished by the late wind storm.
School district No. 90, in 1871, has
carried bonds. They will build an $500
frame school house 22x34 feet, before
long
The recent heavy rains have convinced
the people that the Sappa must be bridg-
ed. The contract is soon to be let for
five new ones.
Topeka is now having hard time rid
ding the city of burglars. There seems
to be mania for burglary in that city
just at present.
On Friday last the Cumberland nine
came over to play the Colby nine. 1t
was quite an interesting game. The
score was IA to 81. in favor of Colby.
Jno. Barsley and A. A. Whitman, at
torneys of Fairbury, Nebr., were in the
city last week. and took deposition of
Mr.. G. B. Dakin before w. G. Porter
Within three miles of Manchester
Kans., there is rock quarry. The first
foundation in Thomas county built of
native rock was at Manchester, Kans.
Chas. NJ. Hovey, county treasurer, re-
turned from Russell Springs last week.
He has sold all his interest in that town
at big figure His interests are all in
Thomas county and Colby.
S. c. Britton & Co. have a fine new
sign with large horseshoe painted be-
meath the sign. The above firm is doinp
a splendid business and we'll merit the
patronage of the public.
Colby is assuring herself of the U. P.
railroad by October, and the Santa Fe at
no distant day and the Missouri Pacific
in year. and the Rock Island shortly
A nice thing if it comes to pass.-Shcr-
man County Republican.
The visiting Colby by Z. P Railroad
officials means business. They were
much pleased with Colby, and pronounc-
ed the Newell House the best west of
Topeka. They bank on Colby more than
ever before
Colby is no loser by the recent transfer
of four of her most important business
houses. While but one firm seeks other
parts, the rest enter upon their new du-
ties with redoubled energy, and all four
firms are still represented, and favorably.
Nine horses were killed by lightning
in Copeland pasture last week. Four
were Mr.. Copeland's, and the others be-
longed to parties who were pasturing
there. Mr.. r. S. Mallory lost one val
uei at 800.
1HC uOltu wall VI tuc NdtlOudl
bank was blown down by the wind last
Thursday. and at the same time the fOun-
dation for the store north of the brick
bank caved in, owing to pressure Of
water. 1t will not long delay the work.
Register of Deeds is the coveted office
all over Kansas. some counties having as
high as fifteen candidates. This shows
Kansas booms, and real estate don't
freeze to ones. hands forever because of
no buyer We expect Thomas county
will have her full quota.
Kentucky goes Democratic, but the
Republicans gain 10000. Senator Beck
has made many speeches but the people
could not forget his severe arraignment
of Secretary Manning as no better than